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LINCOLN COUNTY SEX OFFENDER CHARGED FOR FAILING TO REGISTER

Detectives with the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office Sex Offender Compliance Unit arrested 36-year-old Justin Elchert, of Moscow Mills, after learning he failed to register as a sex offender after being released from the county jail on May 3, 2017.

Elchert was arrested on a traffic stop on June 14, 2017.

Elchert was taken into custody and charged with Failure to Register as a Sex Offender (Second Offense). Elchert is currently housed in the Lincoln County Jail under a $2,500 cash only bond. Other conditions of bond may apply.

History of LCSO

Lincoln County was founded on December 14, 1818 and named for Benjamin Lincoln, a Major General during the American Revolutionary War. Lincoln County is one of 114 counties in the state of Missouri. Lincoln County has approximately 630 square miles of land and 10 square miles of water. We are bordered by Pike County to the north, St. Charles County to the southeast, Warren County to the southwest, Montgomery County to the west and our eastern border is the Mississippi River. Continue Reading >